Evil Management

Learn the tricks Evil managers use to get their way. Choose the Dark Side! Read more ...

What do managers actually do?

As an engineer, you may wonder what on earth managers do all day besides take long lunches and learn to play golf. Read more ...

Incentive Schemes

Everyone does what they do for a reason. Sometimes, you can set incentives to get the type of behaviour you want. Read more ...

Management Buzzwords

Ever wondered why those MBA types use buzzwords all the time? Should you beat them or join them? Read more ...

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Office Politics

 ... is bollocks, but good scientists don't ignore what's staring them in the face. Politics should not be ignored - it should be understood, so you can work with it.

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Incentive Schemes

Incentives aren't just pay. Incentives are about giving people a reward in exchange for getting them to do something. Different people want different things, so we need to be able to provide different rewards depending...

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Having Mentors

What is a mentor exactly? Experience is valuable. You can gain experience by doing stuff yourself, getting it wrong, and learning. Alternatively, you can just ask someone with more experience. So, a mentor is a...

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Am I the boss now?

The bad news is that until you invent an efficient cold fusion process, you're going to be reporting to SOMEone. Even if you're the Big Boss, you're still going to have a board of directors...

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Execution

Execution is a crappy management word for "how well you do stuff". For an Engineer, this means knowing your stuff, either through learning or experience. However, it's a different ball game for managers, because your...

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Problem Solving

Management problems often can't be solved by following a process. It's not that the process is just really complicated so we can't be bothered to model it - it's just the the answer will be...

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